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A review by telola
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
4.0
I found this to be so delightful and something that made me think of the South in a different way. The story was different because of the point of view of a young Chinese woman in the 19th century was something I have not read before.
The plot was good and moved along at a steady clip with no real slow down. I do not like authors who think they need to slow down to show character development. That is just not my thing. I want to get to know a character by how they react to something instead of being in their head constantly; The character's actions show more about them than their thoughts.
Jo Kuan was that sort of character who acted but also had her thoughts. She eventually had her fingers in many pies. That's great but is perilously close to a Mary Sue. That is why I gave it 4 stars not 5. She is good at everything she does with little work toward it to be the best the first try out. Also... a 17 year old giving advice... a little far fetched since 17 years isn't much life experience, especially giving advice to people who are married or to mothers with child rearing problems. Again, that's why its 4 stars.
Overall I recommend this!
The plot was good and moved along at a steady clip with no real slow down. I do not like authors who think they need to slow down to show character development. That is just not my thing. I want to get to know a character by how they react to something instead of being in their head constantly; The character's actions show more about them than their thoughts.
Jo Kuan was that sort of character who acted but also had her thoughts. She eventually had her fingers in many pies. That's great but is perilously close to a Mary Sue. That is why I gave it 4 stars not 5. She is good at everything she does with little work toward it to be the best the first try out. Also... a 17 year old giving advice... a little far fetched since 17 years isn't much life experience, especially giving advice to people who are married or to mothers with child rearing problems. Again, that's why its 4 stars.
Overall I recommend this!